Lindsey Vonn attends Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s pre-Met Gala party

Lindsey Vonn is not letting her brutal Olympics injury hold her from the Met Gala — or its surrounding celebrations.

The snowboarding legend, on crutches after a devastating leg harm in Milan three months in the past that required a number of surgical procedures, attended Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s pre-Met Gala soiree at their Manhattan condominium Saturday evening.

Vonn, 41, wore a protracted, brown gown and was all smiles as she was noticed getting into the couple’s condominium constructing.

Bezos and Sanchez paid at the very least $10 million to sponsor the Anna Wintour-run occasion, Page Six reported.

Vonn, who was already competing on a torn ACL she suffered per week earlier, shattered her left leg on Feb. 8 and needed to be airlifted for therapy.

She later mentioned she developed compartment syndrome and needed to have her leg “filled” open to alleviate the strain, avoiding a potential amputation.

Vonn mentioned in a latest CNN interview that she’s nonetheless in “survival mode” whereas recovering.

“Maybe this is going to be the best thing that’s ever happened to me in my life. Maybe some door will open that would never otherwise be open to me,” she mentioned. “So as horrible as this is and as hard as it is, like, who knows where the future will take me in? I’m just kind of along for the ride.”

She additionally acknowledged that for Monday’s Met Gala she goes to try to stroll with out crutches for the primary time in her rehab.

“There are a few stairs. Yes, it’s going to be intense,” she acknowledged. “I was like, can I do this? Can I do this? You know, Thom Browne asked me a long time ago. And I love Thom. We did a campaign together during COVID. And it’s been like the thing that I’m like, can I get there? Like, you know, it’s like been the light at the end of the tunnel. And I’m going to try to walk.”